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real estate criticism from Philly
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Housing shelters us from natural threats: weather, storms, cold, rain. Could home also be a refuge against the storms of capitalism? Could we also be shielded from the precarity of low wages, rising rents, public disinvestment?
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"I'm just here so I won't get fined"
On homeownership as shelter from market forces and financial precarity
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April 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Housing shelters us from natural threats: weather, storms, cold, rain. Could home also be a refuge against the storms of capitalism? Could we also be shielded from the precarity of low wages, rising rents, public disinvestment?
howtogethome.substack.com/p/im-just-he...
howtogethome.substack.com/p/im-just-he...
find yourself a home — maybe a significantly more affordable home than you could afford — that lets you rest, unequivocally, in a world that constantly asks you to give more and more and more. where you can rest is where you will be free. howtogethome.substack.com/p/im-just-he...
"I'm just here so I won't get fined"
On homeownership as shelter from market forces and financial precarity
howtogethome.substack.com
April 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
find yourself a home — maybe a significantly more affordable home than you could afford — that lets you rest, unequivocally, in a world that constantly asks you to give more and more and more. where you can rest is where you will be free. howtogethome.substack.com/p/im-just-he...
Humans originally developed shelter as security against the precarity of being exposed to snow, rain, and cold. What if we had a form of shelter against the precarity of being exposed to the market and capitalism? howtogethome.substack.com/p/im-just-he...
"I'm just here so I won't get fined"
On homeownership as shelter from market forces and financial precarity
howtogethome.substack.com
April 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Humans originally developed shelter as security against the precarity of being exposed to snow, rain, and cold. What if we had a form of shelter against the precarity of being exposed to the market and capitalism? howtogethome.substack.com/p/im-just-he...
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“Any tenant who is facing eviction is going to experience significant upheaval, personal trauma potentially… but also the challenges of a very, very competitive housing market.”
By: @njspotlightnews.bsky.social
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#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
By: @njspotlightnews.bsky.social
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#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
With homelessness rising, new eviction protection may help | NJ Spotlight News
Lawmakers want increased protection for disabled, senior renters to avoid evictions
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January 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
“Any tenant who is facing eviction is going to experience significant upheaval, personal trauma potentially… but also the challenges of a very, very competitive housing market.”
By: @njspotlightnews.bsky.social
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#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
By: @njspotlightnews.bsky.social
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#housing+ #urbanism #urbanism+
the future of housing in this country is not "wellness" or "design thinking" or any other trend du jour. climate change doesn't care about "wellness."
the way through is resilience, mutual aid, and community investment. we must become home to each other.
the way through is resilience, mutual aid, and community investment. we must become home to each other.
January 9, 2025 at 4:28 PM
the future of housing in this country is not "wellness" or "design thinking" or any other trend du jour. climate change doesn't care about "wellness."
the way through is resilience, mutual aid, and community investment. we must become home to each other.
the way through is resilience, mutual aid, and community investment. we must become home to each other.
so this is what the climate change tipping point feels like
Hard to process the devastation I’ve witnessed in the last two days. Still in a state of shock for those who have lost so much in such a short period of time. #NoWords 💔
January 9, 2025 at 4:24 PM
so this is what the climate change tipping point feels like
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And like where do you even go at this point? When you realize Trump is about to be president so absolutely nothing will be done to prevent this from happening again, it is pretty depressing.
January 9, 2025 at 3:53 AM
And like where do you even go at this point? When you realize Trump is about to be president so absolutely nothing will be done to prevent this from happening again, it is pretty depressing.
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I can’t begin to express how bad these fires are. Friends have evacuated to our house and other friends are packing up what they can to evacuate and we are wondering if we are going to have to evacuate too. It’s such a colossal shitshow.
January 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
I can’t begin to express how bad these fires are. Friends have evacuated to our house and other friends are packing up what they can to evacuate and we are wondering if we are going to have to evacuate too. It’s such a colossal shitshow.
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It is kind of wild to watch in real time everyone lose their minds.
January 9, 2025 at 3:40 AM
It is kind of wild to watch in real time everyone lose their minds.
reminds me of elites bringing picnics to watch the battle of bull run
"People enter an evacuation zone to take selfie photos and videos near burning homes at the Eaton Fire on January 7, 2025 in Pasadena, California."
January 9, 2025 at 3:39 AM
reminds me of elites bringing picnics to watch the battle of bull run
these LA fires feel like a turning point in how the insurance industry relates to climate change
January 9, 2025 at 3:36 AM
these LA fires feel like a turning point in how the insurance industry relates to climate change
HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
never make a major decision — like choosing a house — when you’re feeling HALT. take a nap, a walk, a snack, go work out, etc.
Snickers was right
never make a major decision — like choosing a house — when you’re feeling HALT. take a nap, a walk, a snack, go work out, etc.
Snickers was right
January 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
HALT: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired
never make a major decision — like choosing a house — when you’re feeling HALT. take a nap, a walk, a snack, go work out, etc.
Snickers was right
never make a major decision — like choosing a house — when you’re feeling HALT. take a nap, a walk, a snack, go work out, etc.
Snickers was right
“we build homes to give a form of intimacy to the portion of the world […] that makes happiness possible” - Emanuele Coccia, Philosophy of the Home
January 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
“we build homes to give a form of intimacy to the portion of the world […] that makes happiness possible” - Emanuele Coccia, Philosophy of the Home
climactic changes pushed humans into agriculture and, therefore, sturdier architecture.
what could the coming climate changes mean for how we inhabit?
pca.st/episode/556d...
what could the coming climate changes mean for how we inhabit?
pca.st/episode/556d...
The Worst Mistake in the History of the Human Race - Good on Paper
Have you ever heard a commonly held belief or a fast-developing worldview and asked: Is that idea right? Or just good on paper? Each week, host Jerusalem Demsas and a guest take a closer look at the f...
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December 1, 2024 at 5:59 PM
climactic changes pushed humans into agriculture and, therefore, sturdier architecture.
what could the coming climate changes mean for how we inhabit?
pca.st/episode/556d...
what could the coming climate changes mean for how we inhabit?
pca.st/episode/556d...
tidying is morally neutral.
having a messy house does not make you less worthy of love.
your house is FOR YOU, not for performing for those who judge you.
book rec: how to keep house while drowning, by kc davis
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having a messy house does not make you less worthy of love.
your house is FOR YOU, not for performing for those who judge you.
book rec: how to keep house while drowning, by kc davis
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How to Keep House While Drowning: A Gentle Approach to Cleaning and Organizing a book by Kc Davis
An NPR Best Book of 2022 USA TODAY Bestseller This revolutionary approach to cleaning and organizing helps free you from feeling ashamed or overwhelmed by a messy home. If you're struggling to stay on...
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November 27, 2024 at 9:51 PM
tidying is morally neutral.
having a messy house does not make you less worthy of love.
your house is FOR YOU, not for performing for those who judge you.
book rec: how to keep house while drowning, by kc davis
bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
having a messy house does not make you less worthy of love.
your house is FOR YOU, not for performing for those who judge you.
book rec: how to keep house while drowning, by kc davis
bookshop.org/p/books/how-...
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Underrated Original Sin of North American Urbanism:
Squarish blocks of narrow, too-deep parcels.
At 50' depth, interior spaces are compromised w/o side windows—especially as the building gets taller, it then requires horizontal expansion.
Observe 5-story row buildings vs. 9-story dumbbells in NYC:
Squarish blocks of narrow, too-deep parcels.
At 50' depth, interior spaces are compromised w/o side windows—especially as the building gets taller, it then requires horizontal expansion.
Observe 5-story row buildings vs. 9-story dumbbells in NYC:
November 25, 2024 at 2:53 AM
Underrated Original Sin of North American Urbanism:
Squarish blocks of narrow, too-deep parcels.
At 50' depth, interior spaces are compromised w/o side windows—especially as the building gets taller, it then requires horizontal expansion.
Observe 5-story row buildings vs. 9-story dumbbells in NYC:
Squarish blocks of narrow, too-deep parcels.
At 50' depth, interior spaces are compromised w/o side windows—especially as the building gets taller, it then requires horizontal expansion.
Observe 5-story row buildings vs. 9-story dumbbells in NYC:
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Thank you @bcgp.bsky.social & @bikeaction.org for joining our petition for safer Spruce & Pine Streets.
Do you live in Center City and support safer bike lanes? Sign the petition and we will let you know ways to advocate.
Do you live in Center City and support safer bike lanes? Sign the petition and we will let you know ways to advocate.
Protect the Spruce & Pine Bike Lanes
Sign this petition to show your support of the City's plan to make Spruce & Pine Streets safer for all users.
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November 26, 2024 at 4:41 PM
Thank you @bcgp.bsky.social & @bikeaction.org for joining our petition for safer Spruce & Pine Streets.
Do you live in Center City and support safer bike lanes? Sign the petition and we will let you know ways to advocate.
Do you live in Center City and support safer bike lanes? Sign the petition and we will let you know ways to advocate.
Or, I dunno, fewer cars parking in the bike lanes? Greater efforts to build protection?
Or worsening biking conditions on alternative roads?
Or worsening biking conditions on alternative roads?
Interestingly in 2024 usage of Philadelphia's Spruce St. bike lane has increased every month in the year.
Perhaps due to warmer weather? Or more people choosing to bike? This year's Oct. numbers are up significantly over last year.
Source: www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/perm...
Perhaps due to warmer weather? Or more people choosing to bike? This year's Oct. numbers are up significantly over last year.
Source: www.dvrpc.org/webmaps/perm...
November 27, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Or, I dunno, fewer cars parking in the bike lanes? Greater efforts to build protection?
Or worsening biking conditions on alternative roads?
Or worsening biking conditions on alternative roads?
“Private splendor,
Public squalor”
Capitalists want it
Liberals don’t oppose it
Leftists want to reverse it
Public squalor”
Capitalists want it
Liberals don’t oppose it
Leftists want to reverse it
November 27, 2024 at 12:46 AM
“Private splendor,
Public squalor”
Capitalists want it
Liberals don’t oppose it
Leftists want to reverse it
Public squalor”
Capitalists want it
Liberals don’t oppose it
Leftists want to reverse it
the decision of which home to buy is widely believed to be a measured, rational process. it is NOT.
Kahneman and Tversky were right: in a situation with such limited information and time, the automatic, rapid decision making system takes over.
choosing a home is EMOTIONAL.
Kahneman and Tversky were right: in a situation with such limited information and time, the automatic, rapid decision making system takes over.
choosing a home is EMOTIONAL.
November 21, 2024 at 11:39 AM
the decision of which home to buy is widely believed to be a measured, rational process. it is NOT.
Kahneman and Tversky were right: in a situation with such limited information and time, the automatic, rapid decision making system takes over.
choosing a home is EMOTIONAL.
Kahneman and Tversky were right: in a situation with such limited information and time, the automatic, rapid decision making system takes over.
choosing a home is EMOTIONAL.
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Part II: When Norfolk tore down its majority-Black public housing, they promised residents the right to return. Instead they ended up in majority-Black, low-income, neighborhoods.
www.citywork.io/housing/wher...
#race #housing #hud #rent #virginia #evictions
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#race #housing #hud #rent #virginia #evictions
Where Did Everyone from Tidewater Gardens Go? Part II
1 bedroom asking rent fell, everything else rises. And we're digging deeper on Tidewater relocation and race.
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November 20, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Part II: When Norfolk tore down its majority-Black public housing, they promised residents the right to return. Instead they ended up in majority-Black, low-income, neighborhoods.
www.citywork.io/housing/wher...
#race #housing #hud #rent #virginia #evictions
www.citywork.io/housing/wher...
#race #housing #hud #rent #virginia #evictions
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Four years ago the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority began tearing down public housing in Norfolk, displacing hundreds of families. They say families moved to better neighborhoods. So where did everyone really end up?
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#housing #rent #virginia #hud #data
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#housing #rent #virginia #hud #data
Where Did Everyone from Tidewater Gardens Go?
A lot hinges on 1%. And for the first time since we’ve started tracking, asking rents fell.
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November 19, 2024 at 9:09 PM